STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF THE TENTH GRADE YEAR STUDENTS’ OF SMKN 6 SURAKARTA Students' Ability in Writing Descriptive Text of the Tenth Grade Year Students' of SMKN 6 Surakarta in 2015/2016 Academic Year.
STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF THE
TENTH GRADE YEAR STUDENTS’ OF SMKN 6 SURAKARTA
IN 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Getting the Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
RICHO DWI APRILIANSYAH
A320120132
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2016
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MOTTO
“There is no problem that can’t be solved, if we want and always
work hard it can be passed (Myself)”
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DEDICATION
This research paper is dedicated to:
His beloved parents, (Mr. Ridhwan and Mrs. Siti Cholifah), his beloved
sister (Eka Yuni Rilianti) thanks a lot for your support, pray and
blessing,
His beloved uncle Mr. Setyono and aunt Mrs. Sri Wahyuni for their
support, advice, and pray so that the writer is motivated to finish his
research,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Warohmatullahi Wabarokatuh.
In the name of Allah the most gracious and the most merciful, I would like
to say thank to Alloh SWT the almighty for mercy and blessing for the writer in
making research paper to fulfill one of requirement for the undergraduate degree
of education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. The writer finally
completes his research paper entitled “STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF THE TENTH GRADE YEAR STUDENTS’ OF SMK
N 6 SURAKARTA IN 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR”
Sholawat and salam are also given to our great prophet Muhammad SAW
who brought the mankind from the darkness into the lightness. In finishing this
research paper, the write find some problems and obstacles. So that this research
paper cannot be finished without help from the other who give support, guidance,
suggestion, and constructive criticism. Finally the writer would like to express his
thanks for those who helped her.
1.
Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum., the Dean of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2.
Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D., the Head of English Education Department,
3.
Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum, as the academic advisor also the first consultant
and the inspiring person for giving his advice, guidance, help, and patience so
that this research paper can be finished as well,
4.
Dr. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum, as the second examiner who has examined and
correted her research paper,
5.
Aryati Prasetyarini, S. Pd., M. Pd, as the third examiner who has examined
and correted her research paper,
6.
All the lecturers in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta for giving the
writer knowledge, help, and motivation for her research paper,
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7.
His beloved dad Ridhwan and mom Siti Cholifah for their exception, love,
support, pray, and advice so that the writeris motivated to finish his research
paper,
8.
His beloved sister Eka Yuni Rilianti who always gives the writer spirit and
love,
9.
His beloved uncle Mr. Setyono and aunt Mrs. Sri Wahyuni for their support,
advice, and pray so that the writer is motivated to finish his research,
10. Especially his dearest one Herlina who always support, advice, pray, help,
and love in finishing his research paper,
11. His Nusantara Family (Vernanda, Herlina, Rezky, Rudy, Risma, Randy,
Arga) who always give support, help, and pray each other. Thank you so
much for every single moment that have been made,
12. His beloved friends in Departement of English Hanif, Hendrik, Riski, Davita,
Andin, Tya, Ayu, Mia, Dina, Ega. Thank you for the warm togetherness, and
13. All who cannot mentioned one by one in helping the writer in finishing this
research paper.
The writer realizes that this research paper is still far from being perfect.
The writer hopes and needs the constructive criticism and suggestion to make this
research paper better. To progress the next study, he invites the readers to give
comments, criticism, and suggestion. The writer expects that this research paper
can be useful and gives contribution to the other researcher.
Wassalamu’alaikum Warohmatullahi Wabarokatuh.
Surakarta, October 31, 2016
Richo Dwi Apriliansyah
A320120132
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ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk, antara lain 1) Untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan siswa dalam
menulis teks deskriptif di kelas X SMK N 6 Surakarta di tahun akademik 2015/2016 dan 2) Untuk
mengetahui masalah yang dihadapi oleh siswa kelas X SMK N 6 Surakarta dalam menulis teks deskriptif.
Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian. Objek penelitian
ini adalah kemampuan siswa dalam menulis teks deskriptif di kelas X SMK N 6 Surakarta di tahun
akademik 2015/2016. Data dari penelitian ini adalah guru bahasa Inggris SMK N 6 Surakarta dan
kalimat dari teks deskriptif yang ditulis oleh siswa kelas X SMK N 6 Surakarta tahun akademik
2015/2016. Teknik untuk menganalisis data adalah 1) Pengolahan data diambil dari observasi dan
wawancara, 2) Menganalisis data berdasarkan lima kriteria menulis teks deskriptif, yaitu tata bahasa,
kosa kata, isi, diksi dan struktur kalimat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan siswa di
kelas MM 1 dalam menulis teks deskriptif di SMK N 6 Surakarta di tahun akademik 2015/2016
dapat dikatakan cukup. 9 siswa masuk kategori baik (skor 17-15) atau 29,03%. 23 siswa masuk
kategori cukup (skor 14-12) atau 74,19%, dan tidak ada siswa yang memiliki nilai sangat baik dan
kategori kurang. Di kelas lain, kemampuan siswa dalam menulis teks deskriptif di kelas sepuluh MM 2 di
SMK N 6 Surakarta di tahun akademik 2015/2016 dapat dikatakan cukup. 13 siswa masuk kategori
baik (skor 17-15) atau 40,62%. 19 siswa masuk kategori cukup (skor 14-12) atau 59,37%, dan tidak
ada siswa yang memiliki nilai sangat baik dan kategori kurang.
Kata Kunci: teks deskriptif, kemampuan menulis, kemampuan siswa, permasalahan yang dihadapi.
ABSTRACT
This research is aiming on 1) To describe the students’ ability in writing descriptive
text at the tenth grade of SMK N 6 Surakarta in 2015/2016 academic year and 2)To know
the problems faced by the tenth grade students of SMK N 6 Surakarta in writing descriptive
text. In this research, the researcher uses a descriptive qualitative as the type of the research.
The object of the study is the students’ ability in writing descriptive text at the tenth grade of
SMK N 6 Surakarta in 2015/2016 academic year. The data of this research are English
teacher of SMK N 6 Surakarta and the sentence of descriptive text written by the tenth grade
students of SMK N 6 Surakarta 2015/2016 academic year. The technique for analyzing data
is 1) Collecting the data taken from observation and interview, 2) Analyzing the data based
on the five criteria of writing descriptive text: grammar, vocabulary, content, mechanic and
organization. The results show that the students’ ability in MM 1 class in writing descriptive
text at the tenth grade MM 1 Class of SMK N 6 Surakarta in 2015/2016 academic year is
Fair. 9 students belong to good category (the score 17-15) or 29,03%. 23 students belong to
fair category (the score 14-12) or 74,19%, and there is no student who belongs to very good
and poor category. In the other class, The students’ ability in writing descriptive text at the
tenth grade MM 2 Class of SMK N 6 Surakarta in 2015/2016 academic year is Fair. 13
students belong to good category (the score 17-15) or 40,62%. 19 students belong to fair
category (the score 14-12) or 59,37%, and there is no student who belongs to very good and
poor category.
Keywords: descriptive text, writing skill, students’ ability, problem faced.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
page
TITLE ............................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL ................................................................................................. ii
ACCEPTANCE ........................................................................................... iii
TESTIMONY .............................................................................................. iv
MOTTO ....................................................................................................... v
DEDICATION ............................................................................................. vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ......................................................................... vii
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................. ix
TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................... x
LIST OF TABLE ....................................................................................... xii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 1
A. Background of the Study ................................................. 1
B. Problem of the Study ....................................................... 3
C. Limitation of the Study.................................................... 3
D. Objective of the Study ..................................................... 3
E. Significance of the Study ................................................. 3
F. Research Paper Organization ........................................... 4
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ....................... 5
A. Previous Study................................................................. 5
B. Writing............................................................................. 7
1. Notion of Writing ..................................................... 7
2. Genre of Writing ...................................................... 8
3. Teaching Writing by Adopting Genre-based
Approach .................................................................. 8
C. Descriptive Text .............................................................. 9
1. Social Function ......................................................... 9
2. Generic Structure...................................................... 9
3. Significant Grammatical Features .......................... 10
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D. Ability In Writing Descriptive Text .............................. 10
E. Notion of Analytic Scoring in Writing .......................... 11
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD ................................................. 15
A. Research Type ............................................................... 15
B. Place and Time of the Research .................................... 15
C. Subject of the Study ...................................................... 15
D. Object of the Study ........................................................ 15
E. Data and Data Source .................................................... 16
F. Method of Collecting Data ............................................ 16
G. Technique For Analyzing Data ..................................... 16
CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ............... 18
A. Research Finding ........................................................... 18
B. Discussion of the Finding ............................................ 100
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION .......................... 103
A. Conclusion ................................................................ 103
B. Suggestion ................................................................. 103
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................... 105
APPENDIX .................................................................................................. 107
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LIST OF TABLE
Page
Table 2.1 ..................................................................................................... 9
Table 4.1 ..................................................................................................... 17
Table 4.2 .............................................................................................................. 17
Table 4.3................................................................................................................ 18
Table 4.4 ................................................................................................................ 18
Table 4.5 ................................................................................................................ 19
Table 4.6 ................................................................................................................ 19
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TENTH GRADE YEAR STUDENTS’ OF SMKN 6 SURAKARTA
IN 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Getting the Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
RICHO DWI APRILIANSYAH
A320120132
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2016
i
ii
iii
iv
MOTTO
“There is no problem that can’t be solved, if we want and always
work hard it can be passed (Myself)”
v
DEDICATION
This research paper is dedicated to:
His beloved parents, (Mr. Ridhwan and Mrs. Siti Cholifah), his beloved
sister (Eka Yuni Rilianti) thanks a lot for your support, pray and
blessing,
His beloved uncle Mr. Setyono and aunt Mrs. Sri Wahyuni for their
support, advice, and pray so that the writer is motivated to finish his
research,
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Warohmatullahi Wabarokatuh.
In the name of Allah the most gracious and the most merciful, I would like
to say thank to Alloh SWT the almighty for mercy and blessing for the writer in
making research paper to fulfill one of requirement for the undergraduate degree
of education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. The writer finally
completes his research paper entitled “STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT OF THE TENTH GRADE YEAR STUDENTS’ OF SMK
N 6 SURAKARTA IN 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR”
Sholawat and salam are also given to our great prophet Muhammad SAW
who brought the mankind from the darkness into the lightness. In finishing this
research paper, the write find some problems and obstacles. So that this research
paper cannot be finished without help from the other who give support, guidance,
suggestion, and constructive criticism. Finally the writer would like to express his
thanks for those who helped her.
1.
Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum., the Dean of Teacher Training and
Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2.
Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D., the Head of English Education Department,
3.
Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum, as the academic advisor also the first consultant
and the inspiring person for giving his advice, guidance, help, and patience so
that this research paper can be finished as well,
4.
Dr. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum, as the second examiner who has examined and
correted her research paper,
5.
Aryati Prasetyarini, S. Pd., M. Pd, as the third examiner who has examined
and correted her research paper,
6.
All the lecturers in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta for giving the
writer knowledge, help, and motivation for her research paper,
vii
7.
His beloved dad Ridhwan and mom Siti Cholifah for their exception, love,
support, pray, and advice so that the writeris motivated to finish his research
paper,
8.
His beloved sister Eka Yuni Rilianti who always gives the writer spirit and
love,
9.
His beloved uncle Mr. Setyono and aunt Mrs. Sri Wahyuni for their support,
advice, and pray so that the writer is motivated to finish his research,
10. Especially his dearest one Herlina who always support, advice, pray, help,
and love in finishing his research paper,
11. His Nusantara Family (Vernanda, Herlina, Rezky, Rudy, Risma, Randy,
Arga) who always give support, help, and pray each other. Thank you so
much for every single moment that have been made,
12. His beloved friends in Departement of English Hanif, Hendrik, Riski, Davita,
Andin, Tya, Ayu, Mia, Dina, Ega. Thank you for the warm togetherness, and
13. All who cannot mentioned one by one in helping the writer in finishing this
research paper.
The writer realizes that this research paper is still far from being perfect.
The writer hopes and needs the constructive criticism and suggestion to make this
research paper better. To progress the next study, he invites the readers to give
comments, criticism, and suggestion. The writer expects that this research paper
can be useful and gives contribution to the other researcher.
Wassalamu’alaikum Warohmatullahi Wabarokatuh.
Surakarta, October 31, 2016
Richo Dwi Apriliansyah
A320120132
viii
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk, antara lain 1) Untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan siswa dalam
menulis teks deskriptif di kelas X SMK N 6 Surakarta di tahun akademik 2015/2016 dan 2) Untuk
mengetahui masalah yang dihadapi oleh siswa kelas X SMK N 6 Surakarta dalam menulis teks deskriptif.
Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian. Objek penelitian
ini adalah kemampuan siswa dalam menulis teks deskriptif di kelas X SMK N 6 Surakarta di tahun
akademik 2015/2016. Data dari penelitian ini adalah guru bahasa Inggris SMK N 6 Surakarta dan
kalimat dari teks deskriptif yang ditulis oleh siswa kelas X SMK N 6 Surakarta tahun akademik
2015/2016. Teknik untuk menganalisis data adalah 1) Pengolahan data diambil dari observasi dan
wawancara, 2) Menganalisis data berdasarkan lima kriteria menulis teks deskriptif, yaitu tata bahasa,
kosa kata, isi, diksi dan struktur kalimat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan siswa di
kelas MM 1 dalam menulis teks deskriptif di SMK N 6 Surakarta di tahun akademik 2015/2016
dapat dikatakan cukup. 9 siswa masuk kategori baik (skor 17-15) atau 29,03%. 23 siswa masuk
kategori cukup (skor 14-12) atau 74,19%, dan tidak ada siswa yang memiliki nilai sangat baik dan
kategori kurang. Di kelas lain, kemampuan siswa dalam menulis teks deskriptif di kelas sepuluh MM 2 di
SMK N 6 Surakarta di tahun akademik 2015/2016 dapat dikatakan cukup. 13 siswa masuk kategori
baik (skor 17-15) atau 40,62%. 19 siswa masuk kategori cukup (skor 14-12) atau 59,37%, dan tidak
ada siswa yang memiliki nilai sangat baik dan kategori kurang.
Kata Kunci: teks deskriptif, kemampuan menulis, kemampuan siswa, permasalahan yang dihadapi.
ABSTRACT
This research is aiming on 1) To describe the students’ ability in writing descriptive
text at the tenth grade of SMK N 6 Surakarta in 2015/2016 academic year and 2)To know
the problems faced by the tenth grade students of SMK N 6 Surakarta in writing descriptive
text. In this research, the researcher uses a descriptive qualitative as the type of the research.
The object of the study is the students’ ability in writing descriptive text at the tenth grade of
SMK N 6 Surakarta in 2015/2016 academic year. The data of this research are English
teacher of SMK N 6 Surakarta and the sentence of descriptive text written by the tenth grade
students of SMK N 6 Surakarta 2015/2016 academic year. The technique for analyzing data
is 1) Collecting the data taken from observation and interview, 2) Analyzing the data based
on the five criteria of writing descriptive text: grammar, vocabulary, content, mechanic and
organization. The results show that the students’ ability in MM 1 class in writing descriptive
text at the tenth grade MM 1 Class of SMK N 6 Surakarta in 2015/2016 academic year is
Fair. 9 students belong to good category (the score 17-15) or 29,03%. 23 students belong to
fair category (the score 14-12) or 74,19%, and there is no student who belongs to very good
and poor category. In the other class, The students’ ability in writing descriptive text at the
tenth grade MM 2 Class of SMK N 6 Surakarta in 2015/2016 academic year is Fair. 13
students belong to good category (the score 17-15) or 40,62%. 19 students belong to fair
category (the score 14-12) or 59,37%, and there is no student who belongs to very good and
poor category.
Keywords: descriptive text, writing skill, students’ ability, problem faced.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
page
TITLE ............................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL ................................................................................................. ii
ACCEPTANCE ........................................................................................... iii
TESTIMONY .............................................................................................. iv
MOTTO ....................................................................................................... v
DEDICATION ............................................................................................. vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ......................................................................... vii
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................. ix
TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................... x
LIST OF TABLE ....................................................................................... xii
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 1
A. Background of the Study ................................................. 1
B. Problem of the Study ....................................................... 3
C. Limitation of the Study.................................................... 3
D. Objective of the Study ..................................................... 3
E. Significance of the Study ................................................. 3
F. Research Paper Organization ........................................... 4
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ....................... 5
A. Previous Study................................................................. 5
B. Writing............................................................................. 7
1. Notion of Writing ..................................................... 7
2. Genre of Writing ...................................................... 8
3. Teaching Writing by Adopting Genre-based
Approach .................................................................. 8
C. Descriptive Text .............................................................. 9
1. Social Function ......................................................... 9
2. Generic Structure...................................................... 9
3. Significant Grammatical Features .......................... 10
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D. Ability In Writing Descriptive Text .............................. 10
E. Notion of Analytic Scoring in Writing .......................... 11
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD ................................................. 15
A. Research Type ............................................................... 15
B. Place and Time of the Research .................................... 15
C. Subject of the Study ...................................................... 15
D. Object of the Study ........................................................ 15
E. Data and Data Source .................................................... 16
F. Method of Collecting Data ............................................ 16
G. Technique For Analyzing Data ..................................... 16
CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ............... 18
A. Research Finding ........................................................... 18
B. Discussion of the Finding ............................................ 100
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION .......................... 103
A. Conclusion ................................................................ 103
B. Suggestion ................................................................. 103
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................... 105
APPENDIX .................................................................................................. 107
xi
LIST OF TABLE
Page
Table 2.1 ..................................................................................................... 9
Table 4.1 ..................................................................................................... 17
Table 4.2 .............................................................................................................. 17
Table 4.3................................................................................................................ 18
Table 4.4 ................................................................................................................ 18
Table 4.5 ................................................................................................................ 19
Table 4.6 ................................................................................................................ 19
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